Today was Sunday, so a lie in was permitted. I woke to the sound of birds singing and church bells ringing in the sunshine. "Happy Easter" I said to myself. My breakfast was a single Creme Egg. Not only was this an Easter treat, but also a very small breakfast it preparation for the Easter feast I'd been promised for lunch.
Claudio and I drove up to Ivana's sister's house in the hills where everyone met - the 4 Beltramis, Me, Ivana's parents, Kleidi, Ivana's sister and her husband, son and father-in-law. I was promised a feast and I certainly got one:
- Antipasti: salami, insalata Russa, coppa (cured pork neck), olives, anchovies, peppers, vegetable tarts and bread.
- Primo piatto: meat ravioli in meat sauce
- Secondo piatto: roast goat kid, roast lamb, sausages and roast potatoes
- Dolci: fruit & ice cream
All of this was followed by Easter eggs and Colomba (Italian Easter cake). Ivana's nephew, Matteo, 8, had about 15 Easter eggs and he just kept opening them! He only seemed interested in the toys inside, though, so the chocolate just kept piling up! Everyone else was too full to eat it!
Ivana's sister has eight cats and one new kitten, which can only be about a week old because it's tiny! It was running everywhere, struggling to climb things because it was so small and generally just being very cute! It left me with some nasty scratches on my legs - accidentally I hasten to add. After all the Easter egg fun Kleidi, Matteo and I played a bit of indoor football, which burned off some of the food, I'm sure!
Claudio and I then drove, through the rain, to Ivana's parents' house where he slept and I watched football. Everton vs. Manchester United came on and I was glad when Kleidi and Erica arrived and whisked me away, back to Stradella: as a United fan it didn't make good watching!
At home I didn't have any tea - I was too full - but I did have the Easter egg Stephanie had sent me away with. After accordion practice I spoke to Stephanie on Skype.
Now, bed time.
Buona Pasqua a tutti x
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